PCG: Over 900K liters collected in MTKR Terranova oil siphoning so far

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More than 900,000 liters of oil have been collected so far in the siphoning operations for sunken motor tanker Terranova in Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Friday.

The siphoning operation temporarily stopped to change tanks, according to the PCG.PCG’s BRP Sindangan conducted aerial surveillance in the area while divers held an underwater survey. One crew member died and 16 others were rescued after MTKR Terranova capsized and sank 3.6 nautical miles east off Lamao Point in Limay town on July 25.The motor tanker was carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil when the incident happened.

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